Laureate Education (LAUR) Operating Income (2016 - 2026)
Laureate Education (LAUR) posted Operating Income of $223.42 million for Q2 2026, up 15.6% from $193.34 million a year earlier.
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Laureate Education (LAUR) Operating Income (2016 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
For the trailing twelve months through Jun 30, 2026, Operating Income at Laureate Education was $446.85 million, up 18.7% year-over-year; for FY2025, it was $431.1 million, up 15.3% from FY2024.
- Annual Operating Income has increased for three consecutive years.
- In prior years, Laureate Education's Operating Income was $373.98 million in FY2024 (+10.4%), $338.82 million in FY2023 (+25.5%), $270.01 million in FY2022 and -$4.65 million in FY2021.
- The Q2 2026 figure stands as the highest quarterly Operating Income in data going back to Q1 2016.
- On a year-over-year basis, Operating Income increased in five of the last six quarters, with growth averaging 18.5%.
- The strongest year-over-year quarter for Operating Income in the past five years was Q2 2022, with growth of 119.5%; the weakest was Q1 2024, with a decline of 28.8%.
- According to Business Quant data, Operating Income for the three prior quarters was -$27.53 million (Q1 2026), $179.49 million (Q4 2025) and $71.47 million (Q3 2025).
Peer Set
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Op. Inc (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Service Corp International | 11.15 Bn | 10.15 Bn | 273.50 Mn | 231.59 Mn |
| 2 | New Oriental Education & Technology | 9.53 Bn | -1.61 Bn | 5,600.00 | 85.80 Mn |
| 3 | TAL Education | 7.16 Bn | -5.83 Bn | 438.20 Mn | 137.20 Mn |
| 4 | Laureate Education | 5.43 Bn | 4.73 Bn | 237.67 Mn | 223.42 Mn |
| 5 | Graham Holdings | 5.11 Bn | 202.28 Mn | 392.03 Mn | 83.63 Mn |
| 6 | Covista | 4.47 Bn | 3.59 Bn | 284.63 Mn | 95.44 Mn |
| 7 | Valvoline | 4.04 Bn | 3.75 Bn | 214.90 Mn | 112.20 Mn |
| 8 | Bright Horizons Family Solutions | 3.63 Bn | 3.07 Bn | 188.96 Mn | 79.82 Mn |
| 9 | Stride | 3.55 Bn | 446.85 Mn | 217.28 Mn | 105.85 Mn |
| 10 | Onespaworld Holdings | 2.43 Bn | 2.33 Bn | 44.57 Mn | 24.51 Mn |
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Historic Data
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 223.42 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -27.53 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 179.49 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 71.47 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | 193.34 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -13.19 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 124.22 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 72.04 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 166.60 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.13 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 110.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 58.71 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 154.49 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 15.63 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 78.02 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 56.32 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 126.64 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 9.03 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -11.05 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 35.11 Mn |
API Access
Laureate Education Operating Income API
Pull this series into your own models, spreadsheets and apps with the Business Quant
Historical Metrics API. The request below matches the chart above — change the
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https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEYimport requests
url = "https://data.businessquant.com/historic"
params = {"slug": "operating-income", "ticker": "LAUR", "period": "max", "api_key": "YOUR_API_KEY"}
data = requests.get(url, params=params).json()const res = await fetch("https://data.businessquant.com/historic?slug=operating-income&ticker=LAUR&period=max&api_key=YOUR_API_KEY");
const data = await res.json();